#c4b5c6

Color #c4b5c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b5c6

RGB

rgb(196, 181, 198)

HSL

hsl(292.9, 13%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.9, 8.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 8.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(75.36, 8.41, -6.66)

LCH

lch(75.36, 10.73, 321.62)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0289, 322.18)

HWB

hwb(292.9, 71%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7c6b5

Analogous

#bbb5c6

#c4b5c6

#c6b5bf

Triadic

#c4b5c6

#c6c4b5

#b5c6c4

Split-complementary

#c4b5c6

#bfc6b5

#b5c6bb

Tetradic

#c4b5c6

#c6b5b7

#b7c6b5

#b5c6c4

Square

#c4b5c6

#c6bbb5

#b7c6b5

#b5bfc6

Shades

Color #c4b5c6 mixed toward black.

#a891ab

#8b6e8f

#68526b

#453747

#231b24

Tints

Color #c4b5c6 mixed toward white.

#cec1cf

#d8ced9

#e1dae2

#ebe6ec

#f5f3f5

Tones

Color #c4b5c6 mixed toward gray.

#c3b6c5

#c2b8c3

#c1b9c2

#c0bbc0

#bfbcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec2 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#bfc0c1 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#c3bfbe · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 10.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b5c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b5c6]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c4b5c6 (#c4b5c6) is rgb(196, 181, 198) in RGB.

No, #c4b5c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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